The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (2016) | Full Cast

John Heilemann

Self

Mark McKinnon

Self - Host

Alex Wagner

Self - Host

Jennifer Palmieri

Self - Host

Mark Halperin

Self

Donald Trump

Self

Ted Cruz

Self

Bernie Sanders

Self

Hillary Clinton

Self

Marco Rubio

Self - Florida Senator

Tim Miller

Self

Donald Trump Jr.

Self

John Kasich

Self

Mike Pence

Self

Chris Christie

Self

Roger Stone

Self

Kate Bedingfield

Self - Biden 2020 Deputy Campaign Manager

Errin Haines

Self

James Carville

Self

Steve Bannon

Self

Gretchen Whitmer

Self - Michigan Governor

Neal Katyal

Self

Kamala Harris

Self - Vice President of the US

Andrew Weissmann

Self

Mitt Romney

Self

Joe Biden

Self

John Podesta

Self

Brian Fallon

Self

Jeb Bush

ACTOR

John Fetterman

Self - Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor

Raphael G. Warnock

Self - Georgia Senator

Tim Ryan

Self

Kari Lake

Self - Arizona Republican Gubernatorial Candidate

Robert Draper

Self

James Clyburn

Self - Democrat, South Carolina

Nicolle Wallace

Self

Eric Trump

Self

Matt Schlapp

Self

Tim Kaine

Self

Mika Brzezinski

Self - Co-Hostess, Morning Joe

Joe Scarborough

Self - Co-Host, Morning Joe

Sean Hannity

Self

Robby Mook

Self - Hillary Clinton Campaign Manager

Steve Schmidt

Self

Michael Avenatti

Self

Daniel Goldman

Self

Kellyanne Conway

Self

Peter Baker

Self

Susan Glasser

Self

Malcolm Kenyatta

Self - Pennsylvania State Representative

Stephanie Cutter

Self

Bob Casey

Self

Rudy Giuliani

Self

Cory Booker

Self

Stacey Abrams

Self

Debbie Dingell

Self - Michigan Congresswoman

Hogan Gidley

Self

Jaime Harrison

Self

Anita Dunn

Self

Brian Karem

Self

Omar Sabir

Self

Jen Psaki

Self - White House Press Secretary

Hakeem Jeffries

Self

Adam Schiff

Self - California Congressman

George Conway

Self

Sean Maloney

Self - New York Congressman

Michael Bennet

Self

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Self - New York Congresswoman

Ilhan Omar

Self

Joe Manchin III

Self - West Virginia Senator

Pramila Jayapal

Self

Josh Gottheimer

Self - New Jersey Congressman

Jordan Klepper

Self

Ron DeSantis

Self - Florida Governor

Robert Costa

Self

Marjorie Taylor Greene

Self - Georgia Congresswoman

Bob Woodward

Self

Elissa Slotkin

Self - Michigan Congresswoman

Herschel Walker

Self

Maxwell Frost

Self - Freshman Democrat, Florida

John Ellis

Self - Founder, News Items and Political News Items

Judy Woodruff

Self - Former Managing Editor, PBS NewsHour

Mike Lawler

Self - Freshman Republican, New York

Jill Abramson

Self - Former Executive Editor, The New York Times

Maralee Schwartz

Self - Former National Political Editor, The Washington Post

Nancy Gibbs

Self - Former Editor in Chief, Time

Floyd Abrams

Self - Senior Counsel, Cahill Gordon & Reindel

Jeremy Peters

Self - Reporter, New York Times

Andrea Mitchell

ACTOR

Ivanka Trump

Self

Michelle Obama

Self

Megyn Kelly

Self - Host, The Kelly File

George W. Bush

ACTOR

Bill Clinton

Self

Chelsea Clinton

Self

Ana Navarro

Self - Political Commentator

Charlie Rose

Self

Jason Chaffetz

Self

Chay Komanduri

Self

Jesse Jackson

Self

Kasie Hunt

Self

Newt Gingrich

Self

Chris Matthews

Self

Dee Dee Myers

Self

Howard Dean

Self

David Sanger

Self

James Comey

ACTOR

Dmitri Alperovitch

Self

Bill Weld

Self

James Baker III

Self

Gary Johnson

Self

Nick Merrill

Self

Jane Sanders

Self

Paul Manafort

Self

Andy Greenberg

Self

Heidi Cruz

Self

Winnie the Dog

Self

Christina Reynolds

ACTOR

Tad Devine

Self

Mindy Tucker-Fletcher

Self

Karen Kasich

Self

Ken Roe

Self

James Ball

Self

Matea Gold

Self

Vin Weber

Self

Tom Lowell

Self

Ed Rogers

Self

Steven Levy

Self

Kate Mines

Self

Lawrence O'Donnell

Self

Don Lemon

ACTOR

Meghan McCain

Self

Alan Dershowitz

Self

Emmanuel Macron

ACTOR

Anthony Scaramucci

ACTOR

Angela Merkel

ACTOR

Donny Deutsch

Self

Michael Hayden

Self

John O. Brennan

Self

Sally Yates

ACTOR

Joe DiGenova

ACTOR

Peter King

Self

Emily Fox

Self

Dr. Ismail Elshikh

ACTOR

Trevor Noah

Self

Stephen Colbert

Self

Killer Mike

Self

Al Sharpton

Self

Jim Acosta

Self

Leon Panetta

Self

Jonathan Ossoff

Self

Susan Zirinsky

Self

Larry Kudlow

Self

Cecile Richards

Self

Rick Wilson

Self

Steve Cortes

Self

Joni Ernst

Self - Iowa Senator

Valerie Biden Owens

Self

Eric Schultz

Self

Symone Sanders

Self

Charlie Sykes

Self

Stephanie Grisham

Self

Clint Watts

Self

Dan Patrick

Self - Texas Lieutenant Governor

Hilary Rosen

Self

Jonathan Karl

Self

Jeff Flake

Self

Dana Nessel

Self = Michigan Attorney General)

Nick Casselli

Self

George Stern

Self

Jim Margolis

Self - Panelist

Charlie Black

Self

Bob Bauer

Self

Chris Hill

Self

Jen O'Malley Dillon

Self

Kevin Madden

Self

Carlos Curbelo

Self

Shay Wells

Self

Theresa Greenfield

Self

Mandela Barnes

Self

Thomas Frieden

Self

Philippe Reines

Self - Panelist

Frank Nitty

Self - Milwaukee Activist

Cody Keenan

Self

Rose Cerulli

Self

Reed Galen

Self

T.J. Ducklo

Self

Ben Ginsberg

Self

Melvin Carter

Self - Mayor of St. Paul MN

Andre Segura

Self

John Milotzky

Self

Laurie Garrett

Self

Sean Marschke

Self

Erin Davison-Rippey

Self

Dave Wasserman

Self

David Jackson

Self

James Woodall

Self

Addisu Demissie

Self

M.J. Hegar

Self

Sean Penn

Self

Gavin Newsom

Self - California Governor

Eric Garcetti

Self - Mayor of Los Angeles

George F. Will

Self

Elizabeth Warren

Self - Massachusetts Senator

Mitch McConnell

Self - Senate Minority Leader

Rahm Emanuel

Self

Adam Kinzinger

Self

Eric Swalwell

Self - Representative from California

Debbie Stabenow

Self - U.S. Senator from Michigan

Rashida Tlaib

Self - Michigan Congresswoman

William Barber

Self

Susan Rice

Self - Director, White House Domestic Policy Council

Tom Nichols

Self - US Naval War College Professor

Dan Crenshaw

Self - Texas Congressman

Kristin Davison

Self - Republican Political Strategist

Fiona Hill

Self

Jake Sherman

Self - Punchbowl News Co-Founder

Glenn Youngkin

Self - Virginia Republican Gubernatorial Candidate

Jon Tester

Self - Montana US Senator

Terry McAuliffe

Self - Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate

Chuck Hagel

Self

Matthew John Dowd

Self - Texas Democratic Lieutenant Governor Candidate

Levar Stoney

Self - Mayor of Richmond, VA

Larry Hogan

Self

Olivia Troye

Self

Jennifer Granholm

Self - US Energy Secretary

Al Schmidt

Self

Kim Reynolds

Self - Iowa Governor

Doug Ducey

Self - Arizona Governor

Asa Hutchinson

Self - Arkansas Governor

David Miliband

Self - International Rescue Committee CEO

Jim Farley

Self - Ford Motor CEO

Geoff Duncan

Self - Georgia Lieutenant Governor

Patti Menders

Self

Cedric Richmond

Self - Senior White House Adviser

Adam Jentleson

Self

Gina Hinojosa

Self - Texas State Representative

Marcia Fudge

Self - US Housing and Urban Development Secretary

Jeh Johnson

Self

Pete Ricketts

Self - Nebraska Governor

Adam Baron

ACTOR

A. Eduardo Balarezo

Self

Jim McLaughlin

Self - Republican Pollster

Anthony Sabatini

Self - Florida State Representative

Nikema Williams

Self

Jeff Roe

Self - Republican Political Strategist

Carolyn Bourdeaux

Self - Georgia Congresswoman

Steny H. Hoyer

Self - House Majority Leader

Tara Houska

Self

Andy Slavitt

Self

Greg Gianforte

Self - Montana Governor

Rob Portman

Self

Nicole Colier

Self - Texas State Representative

Amna Dermish

Self - Texas Planned Parenthood Regional Director

Phil Murphy

Self - New Jersey Governor

Henry Cuellar

Self - Texas Congressman

Bryan Hughes

Self - Texas State Senator

Jamaal Bowman

Self - New York Congresmman

Andy Levin

Self - Michigan Congressman

Gina McCarthy

Self - White House National Climate Adviser

Jocelyn Benson

Self - Michigan Secretary of State

Joe Straus

Self - Former Texas House Speaker

Robert Ray

Self

Devin O'Malley

Self - Republican Political Strategist

J.D. Vance

Self - Ohio Republican Senatorial Candidate

Samantha Power

Self - Head of USAID

Mehmet Oz

Self - Pennsylvania Republican Senate Candidate

Carla Herd

Self - Pennsylvania Republican Senatorial Candidate

Mary Trump

Self

Byron Donalds

Self - Florida Congressman

Kathy Hochul

Self - New York Governor

Josh Shapiro

Self - Pennsylvania Attorney General

Antony Blinken

Self - US Secretary of State

Rick Santorum

Self

David McCormick

Self - Pennsylvania Republican Senatorial Candidate

Kaja Kallas

Self - Estonian Prime Minister

Liz Cheney

Self - Wyoming Congresswoman

John Bolton

Self

Abigail Spanberger

Self - Virginia Congresswoman

Masha Gessen

Self

Pat McCrory

Self

Marc Caputo

Self

Letitia James

Self - New York Attorney General

Ted Lieu

Self - California Congressman

Michael McFaul

Self

Mark Brzezinski

Self - US Ambassador to Poland

Paola Ramos

Self

Rick Scott

Self - Florida Senator

John Kirby

Self - Pentagon Spokesman

Barry McCaffrey

Self

Bill Gates

Self - Maricopa AZ County Board of Supervisors

Nina Lvovna Khrushcheva

Self

Doug Jones

Self

Charlie Crist

Self - Florida Congressman

Ted Budd

Self - North Carolina Senator-elect

Tom Cotton

Self - Arkansas Senator

David Jolly

Self

Katie Hobbs

Self - Arizona Secretary of State

Catherine Cortez Masto

Self - Nevada Senator

Matthew Miller

Self - NSA Spokesman

Chip Roy

Self - Texas Congressman

Patrick Gaspard

Self - Center for American Progress CEO

Mayra Flores

Self - Texas Congresswoman

Marcus Flowers

Self - Georgia Congressional Candidate

Zia Mian

Self - Princeton University Program on Science & Global Security Co-Director

Andrei V. Kozyrev

Self

David Wasserman

Self

Tom Bonier

Self

Dana Remus

Self

Don Bolduc

Self

Sarah Matthews

Self

Seth Weathers

Self - Republican Strategist

Jackie Toledo

Self - Florida State Representative

Chris Coons

Self - Delaware Senator

Kathleen Sebelius

Self

Brendan McPhillips

Self

Anna Eskamani

Self - Florida State Representative

Lou Barletta

Self

Elaine Luria

Self - Virginia Congresswoman

Conor Lamb

Self - Pennsylvania Congressman

Oleksandra Ustinova

Self - Ukrainian Parliament Member

Stephanie Murphy

Self - Florida Congresswoman

Christopher Krebs

Self

Kara Swisher

Self

Nancy Mace

Self - South Carolina Congresswoman

Tristan Harris

Self

Nikki Haley

Self

Sebastian Gorka

ACTOR

Tim Burchett

Self - Tennessee Congressman

Laura Loomer

Self

Scott MacFarlane

Self

Michael Cohen

Self

Emily Jane Fox

Self

Douglas Brinkley

Self

Sarah Longwell

Self

Michael Beschloss

Self

Jeremy Bash

Self

Charles F. Coleman

Self

Jake Sullivan

Self - National Security Adviser

Chris Favo

Self

David Kochel

Self - Republican Strategist

Ronald Klain

Self

Amy Lee Copeland

Self

Katie Benner

Self

James Stavridis

Self

Mustafa Suleyman

Self

Jiore Craig

Self

Michael Bender

Self

Chris Sununu

Self - New Hampshire Governor

Ken Buck

Self - Colorado Congressman

Katie Harbath

Self

Karyn Turk

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